Beosound Theatre + 2 Beolab 8

[yan-kai.cheng]

Hello everyone, ever since I got my Theatre, I’ve been actively following this forum.

Recently, I added a pair of Beolab 8s as front speakers for my setup, and I have a few questions I’d like to ask the experts here.

According to the official specs, the Theatre has 12 speaker drivers.

Now that I’ve added the two Beolab 8s as front speakers, should I disable the left and right channels of the Beosound Theatre?<br data-start=”476″ data-end=”479″ />Or should I assign them to take on the role of the center channel?

My main concern is whether disabling them would be a bit of a waste.<br data-start=”615″ data-end=”618″ />And if I don’t disable them—whether keeping them as left/right or assigning them to the center channel—would that cause any conflict with the Beolab 8s, possibly affecting the overall sound quality and performance?

These are my questions, and I’d appreciate any insights you can share. Thank you!

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[jacope]

The official answer from B&O is to disable L/R speakers in the Theatre. You’ll get muddy separation otherwise.

However, play with it both ways and see how it sounds. Nothing stopping you from experimenting.

My B&O Icons:

[Severed_hand_of_skywalker]

Change the theatres L/R to act as Sub centre. I did and works great.

Location: Toronto, Canada

[yan-kai.cheng]

First of all, thank you all for your professional responses.I’ll try out different configurations and see which one best fits my preferences.

I have one more question:In my current setup, the three-piece system is centered around the Theatre.How can I tell whether the Beolab 8s are operating in “wide” or “narrow” sound mode when they are working in sync with the Theatre?

Also, if I adjust the sound settings of the Beolab 8s individually, will that affect the overall settings of the main three-piece setup?

Thank you

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